How to add a general heading for applications (Form 4b) — and autofill rcp-4b with my-id.ca
Format application documents without retyping court and party details
Parties preparing application materials repeat court name, file number, applicant and respondent identities, and counsel contacts on every Form 4b general heading under the Rules of Civil Procedure. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 4b - Courts of Justice Act General Heading of Documents — Applications — rcp-4b
What this form is about
Form rcp-4b is Form 4b — General Heading of Documents for Applications under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm formatting rules on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and address.
- Respondent name and address.
- Applicant counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and court location — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party, court, and counsel identity details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Form 4b required?
- On application documents under the Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills court, party, and counsel identity fields.
- How is Form 4c different?
- Form rcp-4c is the backsheet used with court documents.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.